Practice Management: Page 932

MedQuist to restate 2002 financials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Transcription services provider MedQuist said that it may have to restate its financial statements for its 2002 fiscal year, its forms 10-Q filed during 2002 and 2003, and all earnings releases.
November 3, 2004
Radiologists (mostly) cheer as insurers set imaging rules
By Tracie L. Thompson
The concept isn't new, but "privileging" of imaging providers is gaining steam among payors. The trend may force changes in radiology practices, but it's more likely to curb imaging self-referral, making health plans the unexpected protectors and champions of imaging specialists.
November 3, 2004
Agfa sheds consumer imaging business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgium-based Agfa-Gevaert announced this week that it has closed the divestiture of its consumer imaging business as of November 2.
November 2, 2004
Medicare announces payment rates and policy changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week announced its final rule establishing a 3.3% increase in new payment rates for outpatient services starting January 1.
November 2, 2004
Analogic faces Nasdaq delisting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment developer Analogic could face delisting on the Nasdaq stock exchange due to its failure to file an annual report on time.
November 2, 2004
Kodak announces new professional services group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, NY, has launched a new business group, Kodak Healthcare Solution Services, to help healthcare providers make workflow improvements at their facilities.
November 2, 2004
Alliance Imaging reports modest revenue growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging said revenue increased 3.9% to $109.8 million for the third quarter (end-September 30) from $105.7 million in the third quarter of 2003.
November 1, 2004
Technology, technique help ease radiologist shortage
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The market for radiology hires in the U.S. has decreased steeply since 2002, while radiologists have seen an increase in workload. But radiologists are tackling the increased workload by increasing productivity with the help of technology and by working smarter, according to research presented at the Educational Symposia Economics of Diagnostic Imaging conference in Arlington, VA.
November 1, 2004
ASTRO produces colon cancer treatment brochure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a patient information handbook that discusses colorectal cancer treatment options.
October 31, 2004
CDI to be sold to Onex
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian private equity fund Onex Partners has signed an agreement to purchase imaging center operator Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) in a transaction valued at approximately $181 million.
October 31, 2004
SonoVue reinstated for echo use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SonoVue ultrasound contrast agent from Bracco of Milan, Italy, has been reinstated for use in echocardiography applications in Europe by the Commission of the European Communities, the executive body of the European Union.
October 31, 2004
States, payors seek to stem tide of self-referral abuse
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ARLINGTON, VA - Self-referral in imaging by nonradiologists leads to tremendous overutilization, according to Dr. David Levin of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Levin shared results from his research into imaging self-referral, as well as suggestions for curbing self-referred imaging abuse, at the Educational Symposia Economics of Diagnostic Imaging conference on Thursday.
October 28, 2004
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